| 1953 Milwaukee Braves |
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| 1953 Information | ||
| Owner(s) | Louis R. Perini | |
| General manager(s) | John Quinn | |
| Manager(s) | Charlie Grimm | |
| Local television | none | |
| Local radio | WTMJ WEMP (Earl Gillespie, Bob Kelly) |
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The 1953 Milwaukee Braves season saw the return of Major League Baseball to Milwaukee for the first time since 1901, when the Milwaukee Brewers played before moving to St. Louis and becoming the Browns. With attendance and interest in Boston very low, team owner Lou Perini moved the team to Milwaukee, Wisconsin just weeks before the start of the season. In their first season in the Badger State, the Braves finished in second place in the National League standings, with a 92-62 record, thirteen games behind the NL Champion Brooklyn Dodgers.
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| National League | W | L | GB | Pct. |
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| Brooklyn Dodgers | 105 | 49 | -- | .682 |
| Milwaukee Braves | 92 | 62 | 13 | .597 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 83 | 71 | 22 | .539 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 83 | 71 | 22 | .439 |
| New York Giants | 70 | 84 | 35 | .455 |
| Cincinnati Redlegs | 68 | 86 | 37 | .442 |
| Chicago Cubs | 65 | 89 | 40 | .422 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 50 | 104 | 55 | .325 |
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Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| SS | Johnny Logan | 150 | 611 | 167 | .273 | 11 | 73 |
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
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| Bob Thorpe | 27 | 37 | 6 | .162 | 0 | 5 |
| Paul Burris | 2 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Johnny Antonelli | 31 | 175.1 | 12 | 12 | 3.18 | 131 |
| Jim Wilson | 20 | 114 | 4 | 9 | 4.34 | 71 |
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
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| Lew Burdette | 46 | 175 | 15 | 5 | 3.24 | 58 |
| Bob Buhl | 30 | 154.1 | 13 | 9 | 2.97 | 83 |
| Don Liddle | 31 | 128.2 | 7 | 6 | 3.08 | 63 |
| Vern Bickford | 20 | 58 | 2 | 5 | 5.28 | 25 |
| Joey Jay | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 |
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
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| Ernie Johnson | 36 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2.67 | 36 |
| Dave Cole | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.59 | 13 |
| Level | Team | League | Manager |
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| AAA | Toledo Sox | American Association | Tommy Holmes and George Selkirk |
| AA | Atlanta Crackers | Southern Association | Gene Mauch |
| A | Jacksonville Braves | Sally League | Ben Geraghty |
| A | Lincoln Chiefs | Western League | Lou Finney and Walt Linden |
| B | Wichita Falls Spudders | Big State League | Whitey Wietelmann |
| B | Evansville Braves | Illinois-Indiana-Iowa League | Bob Coleman |
| B | Hagerstown Braves | Piedmont League | Dutch Dorman, Jimmy Zinn and Billy Jurges |
| C | Modesto Reds | California League | Guy Fletcher |
| C | Eau Claire Bears | Northern League | Rex Carr |
| C | Quebec Braves | Provincial League | George McQuinn |
| D | Sandersville Wacos | Georgia State League | Gabby Grant, Parnell Ruark, Lucius Morgan and Julian Morgan |
| D | Wellsville Braves | PONY League | Ted Sepkowski |
| D | Appleton Papermakers | Wisconsin State League | Travis Jackson |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Wichita Falls, Quebec
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